dbWatch vs. Spotlight

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
dbWatch
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
According to the vendor, dbWatch is a complete and scalable database monitoring solution, helping enterprises monitor and manage any number of SQLServer and Oracle database servers efficiently. dbWatch also supports Azure, MySQL, PostgreSQL and Sybase. The vendor promises that dbWatch will give companies total control over all aspects of operation, performance, analytics and resource usage. Additionally, the vendor claims that dbWatch will have the total overview companies need in order to…
$350
5-9 instances
Spotlight
Score 7.1 out of 10
N/A
Spotlight from Quest Software is a database performance monitoring option.N/A
Pricing
dbWatchSpotlight
Editions & Modules
MariaDB/Sybase
$350
5-9 instances
MS-SQL/PostgreSQL
$425
5-9 instances
MS-SQL Server/Oracle
$600
5-9 instances
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
dbWatchSpotlight
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
dbWatchSpotlight
Features
dbWatchSpotlight
SQL Performance Monitoring
Comparison of SQL Performance Monitoring features of Product A and Product B
dbWatch
-
Ratings
Spotlight
7.7
3 Ratings
8% below category average
Performance dashboard00 Ratings8.83 Ratings
Intelligent alerting00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Top SQL00 Ratings6.62 Ratings
Historical trend data00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Virtualization support00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
dbWatchSpotlight
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(5 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
dbWatchSpotlight
Likelihood to Recommend
dbWatch
It's very fabulous with the support of Oracle and MySQL servers. Excellent with getting real-time health reports. Magnificent with auto-discovery of database servers. Intuitive and intuitive UI.
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Quest Software
Spotlight’s ability to consolidate data from various entities and provide insightful reports is highly beneficial. It streamlines financial reporting, allowing professionals to focus on advisory services and strategic decision-making.Small businesses, nonprofits, and organizations that need regular board packs or executive summaries find Spotlight useful. Less Appropriate: Certain industries (e.g., specialized manufacturing, healthcare, or research) have unique reporting needs. Spotlight’s generic templates may not cover all industry-specific metrics or compliance requirements.
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Pros
dbWatch
  • It's a magnificent with getting health reports on our database.
  • Excellent with monitoring our MS SQL server.
  • Terrific with monitoring our database.
  • Intuitive user dashboard.
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Quest Software
  • Great SQL server monitoring
  • Rewind and playback of previous times
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Cons
dbWatch
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Quest Software
  • My only complaint was the cost.
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Usability
dbWatch
No answers on this topic
Quest Software
the platform offers a clean, easy to use interface. You can customize reports and dashboard. Integration is also pretty good, you can integrate to Xero, QBO and MYOB and excel spreadsheets. It also offers very broad supporting documents and webinars. There are only two downside of Spotlight; learning curve (it could be a bit difficult at the beginning to learn the system) and price point (For small businesses, Spotlight Reporting can be seen as relatively expensive compared to other reporting tools)
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Support Rating
dbWatch
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Quest Software
I've never had to contact support, as of yet I have had no issues or problems with the tool. This is after 5 years of use.
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Alternatives Considered
dbWatch
Flexibility and magnificent with auto-discovery of database servers. Excellent with SSL certification management. Terrific with DB monitoring. Intuitive and easy to customize our dashboard.
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Quest Software
I think Dell is better with its dashboard and ease of use, but SQL Sentry is better at customization. We used Spotlight at my previous company, and SQLSentry at my current company.
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Return on Investment
dbWatch
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Quest Software
  • Spotlight is reasonably inexpensive, and any one of the multiple things we use it for more than justifies the cost.
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ScreenShots

dbWatch Screenshots

Screenshot of dbWatch global dashboard